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my reason why you should use KDE+Krohnkite instead of WMs (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by ColdWater@lemmy.ca to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Pros:

system trays applet already works out of the box (still customizable to some extend at least more than gnome system trays)
very good support for Wayland and VIDIA GPUs
easy and quick to customize and you don't have to deal with CSS if you don't have much time to waste
better integrated with KDE's softwares (Kdenlive, KDE connect, Konsole, Kate, Elisa...) which is my opinion some of the best softwares for Linux even better than Windows's in some cases
friendly community (mostly)

Cons:

you have to use KDE with Krohnkite

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[–] xvertigox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Worst of all, just setting up a tiling environment is a nightmare. You have to configure the actual compositor/WM, which tools you want to use with it (bar, launcher, screenshot tool, notifications, screenlocker, etc) and configure all those too, ideally with some basic theming to make them look coherent. But inevitably you end up with missing functionality especially in the modern area where an app might be sandboxed or expecting all xdg-portals to be implemented, which most compositors don’t do.

Khronkite is worth checking out in relation to this point. It requires minimal setup (keybinds + choosing tiling layout) so it's a good introduction to tiling WMs. I'm guessing more experienced users would prefer more control but I like it just fine.